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Last Week:
A wild week in the stock market and a quiet economic calendar caused some volatility in mortgage bonds as money flows drove prices (and rates) hither and yon. Net, net, at the end of the week, rates were unchanged. A weak retail sales report and strong consumer confidence number effectively cancelled each other out.
This Week:
A few items of note on the calendar: Fed Meeting minutes, producer and consumer inflation measures, and manufacturing data will carry the most weight in what could be a volatile week. There’s also some technical factors that may impede any significant improvement in rates this week, as mortgage bond prices are hovering just below the 25 day average.
ยท This Week’s Economic Calendar [barrons]
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